Botanicus is a freely accessible portal to historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H. Raven Library. Botanicus is made possible through support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, W.M. Keck Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Topic: botanicus biodiversity missouri botanical garden library
The Chinese Academy of Science
Topic: chinese academy science
Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature, which is funded generously by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will significantly increase online access to biodiversity material by positioning the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) as an on-ramp for biodiversity content providers that would like to contribute to the national digital library infrastructure through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
This collection contains items from the Smithsonian Field Book Project, an initiative to increase accessibility to field book content that documents natural history.
Topic: Natural history
A scholarly edition of Darwin's scientific archive.
Topic: charles darwin biodiversity heritage library missouri botanical garden
Biodiversity Heritage Library Seed & Nursery Catalogs
The BHL Field Notes Project is a collaborative project funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). It provides open access to field notes from institutions throughout the United States. Building on the work of the Smithsonian Field Book Project, the BHL Field Notes Project aims not only to provide general access to this material, but to reunite fragmented collections through institutional collaboration. Doing so will provide a more complete picture of the expeditions,...
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America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region
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1671
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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676; Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683
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statement of responsibility: collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures by John Ogilby
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1957
1957
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American Society for Microbiology; Bergey, D. H. (David Hendricks), 1860-1937; Breed, Robert S. (Robert Stanley), 1877-1956
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Includes bibliographies
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Topics: Bacteriology, Bacteria -- classification, Bacteriology
The Library, Art & Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was established 160 years ago and contains one of the largest collections of material in the world relating to botany. The collections comprise 300,000 printed volumes, 5,000 journal titles and 11,000 maps. The Art and Illustrations Collection is without equal and is made up of over 200,000 items – watercolours, prints, drawings, oil paintings and photographs – by some of the finest artists working in the field of botanical...
The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions.
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Topic: Poultry
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Topics: Botany -- Great Britain, Wild flowers -- Great Britain Identification
Topics: Plants, Plant names, Popular
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1916
1916
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Korinek, Charles James, 1880- [from old catalog]
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Topic: Cattle
Previously published as: On the origin of species by means of natural selection
Topics: Evolution, Natural selection
Bibliographies interspersed
Topic: Insects
Includes bibliography
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Topics: Strength of materials, Physical metallurgy, Metal-work
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Topics: Growth, Biology
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1948
1948
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American Society for Microbiology; Breed, Robert S. (Robert Stanley), 1877-1956; Bergey, D. H. (David Hendricks), 1860-1937; Hitchens, Arthur Parker, 1877-; Murray, Everitt George Dunne, 1890-
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Topics: Bacteriology, Schizomycetes, Bacteriologia
Includes bibliographies and index
Topic: Fish hatcheries -- Management
Pacific Northwest plant and garden society publications.
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Topics: Birds -- Folklore, Birds
Insects, their way and means of living. Copy 1 (STRI) 7718. 362 p. illus.
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Topic: Insects
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1832
1832
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Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India)
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1899
1899
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Conderman, George. [from old catalog]
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Topic: Cockfighting
Contains bibliographies
Topic: Zoology
Bibliography: p. 889-904
Topic: Zoology
Originally published in 1652 under title: The English physician
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Topics: Materia medica, Botany, Medical, Herbs
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Topic: Research
University of Toronto - Gerstein Science Information Centre
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Gaelic names of beasts (Mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc. in two parts: 1. Gaelic-English.- 2. English-Gaelic. Part 1. contains Gaelic names or terms for each of the above, with English meanings. Part 2. contains all the English names for which Gaelic is given in Part 1., with Gaelic, other English names, etymology, Celtic lore, prose, poetry, and proverbs referring to each, thereto attached. All now brought together for the first time
1905
1905
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Forbes, Alexander Robert
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Topics: English language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc, Gaelic language -- Glossaries, vocabularies,...
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1918
1918
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Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, 1849-1917; Basu, Baman Das, 1867-1930
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The letters I.C.S. in title probably refer to "an able member of the Indian civil service," who assisted in the botanical description. cf. Pref., p. [v]-vi
Topics: Botany, Botany, Medical
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1938
1938
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Pliny, the Elder; Rackham, H. (Harris), 1868-1944
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Latin and English on opposite pages
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Topic: Natural history
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1908
1908
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Strasburger, Eduard, 1844-1912; Schenck, H. (Heinrich), 1860-1927; Noll, Fritz, 1858-1908; Karsten, George, 1863-1937; Lang, W. H. (William Henry), b. 1874
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"Index of literature": p. 691-715
Topic: Botany -- Textbooks
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1960
1960
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American Fisheries Society. Committee on Names of Fishes
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Journal move 1991
Topics: Fishes -- North America, Fishes
Topics: Stains and staining (Microscopy), Stains and Staining, Dyes
Bibliography: p. 183-188
Topics: Pteridophyta, Botany -- Morphology
Issues for 1858- bound in 2 vols. annually, called: nouvelle période, année 1858, t. 1-
Includes bibliographies
Topics: Angiosperms, Botany -- Embryology
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1957
1957
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American Society for Microbiology. Committee on Bacteriological Technic
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Topics: Microbiology -- Technique, Bacteriology -- Cultures and culture media
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Topics: Agriculture, English language, English language, Home economics, cbk
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1918
1918
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Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, 1849-1917; Basu, Baman Das, 1867-1930
texts
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The letters I.C.S. in title probably refer to "an able member of the Indian civil service," who assisted in the botanical description. cf. Pref., p. [v]-vi
Topics: Botany, Botany, Medical
Vols. 45, 47, 48, 50 and 52 were published as "Quarterly issue, v. 1-5, 1903-10", designed as a medium for the early publication of the results of researches and for reports of a preliminary nature; this form of publication was discontinued after v. 52
Topic: Science
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1600, Education of princes, Civilization,...
Bibliography: p. 601-669
Topics: Luminescence, Phosphorescence, Fluorescence
Bibliography: p. xi-xix
Topics: Soil microbiology, Microorganisms
Suspended July 1937-Dec. 1939
Topic: Natural history
Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-495) and index
Topics: Frederick H. Rawson-Field museum ethnological expedition to West Africa, 1929-1930, Ethnology --...
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1938
1938
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Pliny, the Elder; Rackham, H. (Harris), 1868-1944
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Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Natural history
Topics: Histology -- Technique, Stains and staining (Microscopy), Histochemistry -- Technique
Topics: Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Great Britain -- Colonies Periodicals
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1913
1913
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White, A. S. [from old catalog]
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Topics: Semen, Spermatozoa, Genitalia, Male, Semen
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Topics: Vertebrates, Vertebrates, Fossil
"Abbreviations and publication references" : p. 77-78
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Topics: Materia medica -- Iran, Botany, Medical, Botany -- Iran, Botany -- Iraq, Medicine -- Formulae,...
Bibliography: 7th prelim. page
Topics: Electronics, Physics, German language
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1994
1994
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Smithsonian Institution
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Produced from electronic files provided by the bureaus and offices of the Smithsonian Institution
Topic: Smithsonian Institution
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Topic: Agriculture -- Early works to 1800
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983
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Vols. 17, 21-105 contain Annual reports of the Marine Biological Laboratory for 1907/08-1952
Topics: Biology, Zoology, Biology, Marine Biology
Bibliography: p. 545-569
Topic: Cytogenetics
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1984
1984
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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)
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Includes bibliographies and index
Topics: Coastal engineering, Shore protection
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1913
1913
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Board of Live Stock Commissioners of Wyoming
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1932
1932
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Dobell, Clifford, 1886-1949; Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723
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"A short list of Leeuwenhoek's writings": p. 388-397
Topics: Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723, Protozoa, Bacteria, Bacteriology, Microbiology, Science
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1960
1960
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United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development; Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974
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Topics: Science and state -- United States, Research -- United States
Topics: Metaphysics, Evolution, Life
Logs of species identified in trawl nets pulled by the research vessel Dan Moore off the coast of North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Sociedad Cientfica Argentina; Congreso Cientfico Latino Americano (1st : 1898 : Buenos Aires, Argentina); Congreso Cientfico Latino Americano (1910 : Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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The society organized the "Congreso Cientifico Latino Americano" held in Buenos Aires in 1898, and the "Congreso Cientifico International Americano" held in the same city in 1910; the results of these congresses (organization, membership, etc., and some of the papers) were published in the Anales, v. 45, 1898, and v. 69-70, 1910
Topics: Science, Science -- Argentina
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1965
1965
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Oi, Jisaburo, 1905-1977; Meyer, Frederick G. (Frederick Gustav), 1917-2006; Meyer, Frederick G, (Frederick Gustav- 1917-2006-; Walker, Egbert H. (Egbert Hamilton), 1899-1991-; Walker, Egbert H. (Egbert Hamilton), 1899-1991
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Maps on lining papers
Topic: Botany
Includes bibliography
Topics: Protozoa, Pathogenic, Veterinary protozoology, Medical protozoology
